When and what time is the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final on tonight and what are this week's dances?

It's hard to believe that 12 weeks have whizzed by and the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final is already here. By the end of this weekend, fans will have decided who their final three couples are who will dance it out for the 2023 title and for that all-important Glitterball trophy.

There are currently four celebrities and their professional dance partners left in the competition instead of the usual five. Last weekend, changes had to be made to the quarter-finals following Nigel Harman's sudden exit from BBC One dance contest alongside his professional dance partner Katya Jones after he suffered a rib injury that saw him end up in A&E.

His exit at the eleventh hour meant that the couples still performed in Musicals week for the judges' scores - which have been carried over to this weekend meaning each couple will end with a score out of 120 - as the usual vote, dance-off and elimination was abandoned.

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If a normal elimination had taken place, it would have meant only two couples would have made it to the upcoming grand final of Strictly 2023 on Saturday, December 16, due to the group already being a couple down after Amanda Abbington's exit due to 'personal reasons'.

But back to this weekend and the last four couples will perform two dances each when they return to the ballroom live on Saturday night (December 9) from 7.35pm. Then, the last results 2023 series will air on Sunday (December 10) at the usual time of 7.20pm when the three couples competing in the final will be revealed.

There is actually no theme this weekend so